Researchers have been unable to trace the origin of this Clan to before 1155, as the Clan apparently took no part in the ancient rebellion of the Moray Clans and therefore was not recorded as being transported by Malcolm IV (as many of their neighbors were). However, the answer may lie with a knight named Ros, of Ros, near Caen, who accompanied William the Conqueror and was given lands in 1069 in Kent, England by the half brother of the Conqueror, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux. Those territories were either enlarged or acquired by a marriage to the heiress Mary Bosco. The Boscos were a noble Norman family. During that period of unrest many noble families moved northwards in the train of Margaret, King Malcolm Ceanmore's second wife, to escape the ponderous rule of William. Because of the tightly knit family connections of the Rose and the Bosco families, the origin seems quite certain.

Rose Early Origins

The surname Rose was first found in Nairn, in Kilravock County, Scotland. The family settled in this area in 1282, when Hugh Rose of Geddes married Mary, daughter of Sir Andrew de Bosco. Mary Bosco was the heiress of the Bissets of Lovat. Hugh Rose was the son of the Hugh Rose of Geddes who witnessed a Charter in Beauly prior to 1219 and is the first recorded Chief of the Clan. Hugh of Kilravock (the son) was one of the few who did not submit to King Edward I of England in 1296. His son, William, captured Invernairn Castle for Robert the Bruce in 1306.

Rose Spelling Variations

Rose Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rose, Roose, Ròs (Gaelic), Ròis (Gaelic) and others.

Rose Early History

Rose Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rose research. Another 857 words (61 lines of text) covering the years 1390, 1460, 1474, 1492, 1715, 1562, 1598, 1745, 1634, 1704, 1684, 1689, 1675, 1679, 1647 and 1720 are included under the topic Early Rose History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rose Early Notables (pre 1700)

Rose Early Notables (pre 1700)

Notable among the family at this time was Arthur Rose (Ross) (1634-1704), a Scottish minister, Archbishop of St Andrews (1684-1689), Bishop of Argyll (1675-1679); Alexander Rose (1647-1720) was a Scottish scholar, minister and bishop, Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow and Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews; and...

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Rose In Ireland

Rose In Ireland

Some of the Rose family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Rose Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Rose settled in St. Mary's, Newfoundland in 1720 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0

John Rose was a constable of Ferryland district, Newfoundland in 1730 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0

Mr. Daniel Rose U.E., (Donald) (b. 1757) born in Strath Nairn, Scotland from Tryon, New York, USA who settled in Niagara Falls [Stamford], Ontario c. 1781 he enlisted in 1777 serving in John MacDonell's Company then Joseph Brant's Volunteers, married to Jane having 10 children, he died in 1823 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X

Thomas Rose, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia[3]CITATION[CLOSE]State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Ann voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1809 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/ann/1809

William Rose, English convict from Surrey, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on April 1st, 1822, settling in New South Wales, Australia[4]CITATION[CLOSE]State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 190 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1822

Thomas Rose, English convict from Worcester, who was transported aboard the "America" on April 4, 1829, settling in New South Wales, Australia[5]CITATION[CLOSE]State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 26) America voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1829 with 176 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/america/1829

James Rose, English convict from Berkshire, who was transported aboard the "Argyle" on March 5th, 1831, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia[6]CITATION[CLOSE]State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Argyle voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1831 with 251 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/argyle/1831

James Rose arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orleana" in 1840 [7]CITATION[CLOSE]State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ORLEANA 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Orleana.htm

Wesley Herman Rose (b. 1918), American president of Fred Rose Music, In c., and a number of other companies in Nashville. He was named Country Music Man of the Year in 1963, and founded the Country Music Association (1958)

Rose Clan Badge

Rose Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

^ State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 26) America voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1829 with 176 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/america/1829

The Rose Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rose Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.